PERSONAL

Timaru Herald, Issue 170298, 17 August 1920, Page 7

PERSONAL

His Honour Mr Justice Sim arrived in 'llmaru yesterday by the second express from the south and wiJl preside over the Supreme Court whicii orena tins morning. Mr AY. H-. McKean, S.M., has received word that he will be transferred to from Timaru, instead of to Thames, as originally intended. He will be leaving iiere about the end of the present week. Mr I{. A. Brooks, General Secretary to tite Canterbury Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, intends to lesigu that position at an earlv date. Mr Keys, of Christehurch, will take Mr Brooks's place.

E - R- Gtunness will leave for Wellington to-day to attend the conference to be held on the wool question to-morrow. Mr Guinness will represent; the Timaru A. and P. Association. Lieutenant S. M. Satterthwaite, of the Milton Defence Office, arrived in Timaru on Saturday and spent the week-end with his father. Mr T. AY. Satterthwaite, Elizabeth Street. The Rev. Canon Staples Hamilton, who was formerly vicar of Geraldine, ■will be inducted as vicdr of St. Matthew's parish, St. Albans, to-morrow. The Eangiora Borough Council at a, special meeting, considered twenty-one ■applications for the position of Town Clerk and Manager, and appointed Mr C. Dash, formerly Town Clerk of ~Waimate, and at present Town. Clerk of Sumner.

The flag on the Timaru Municipal Chambers was flown at half-mast yesterday in memory of the late Mr Join Baird, a member for the past eight years of the works staff of the Timaru Soroush Council, who died yesterday. A Dunedin Press message says that the Rhodes Seholarshin candidate from Otago University is Mr H. J. Evburn. He won a Junior University Scholarship and a Senior University Scholarship in mathematics and the Beverley Scholarship in advanced mathematics. He is a representative hockey player, and is connected with various University societies. He was at the war. On Saturday afternoon the staff oE the Tennvka "Leader" hade farewell to Mr B. C. Presland, who for the. past seven years has been manager of the paper. * Mr J.« Bambridge. the editor, presided, and spoke of Mr Presland'?! übilitv and of the harmony that had obtained during his term of office. On behalf of the staff he presented t.-. Mr Presland a silver watch, to Mrs Presland useful and ornamental Donlton articles, and to Miss Enid Presland a jrold brooch, with best wishes. Messrs .f. Ashwell'and N. Norton, representing the nronrictors, Mr D. Fercnison (Winchester)", ■members of th<* stnff. ?«»- ported Mr Bamhringp. Mr and Mrs Presland will leave for Dunedin shortlv, before soinnr t 0 Tnumarunui. where Mr Presland ->vill join the staff of the "Taumaruuui Press."